Rostering Officer

**Employment Status**: Permanent
**Days & Hours of Work**:Monday to Friday totalling** **38 hours per week
**Competitive Salary**:Band 5 - $78,462.47 p.a. + 11% superannuation
**Location**:Council Office in Sandringham, with some limited flexibility to work from home

About Us:
We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do**:Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**, **Customer Experience** and **Results Matter**.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving - and excited about our future - as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

**About the Role**:
Bayside Care and Support is looking for a customer focused Rostering Officer to support Council's expanding aged care service.

The Rostering Officer is responsible for:

- Overseeing the development and maintenance of permanent and operating rosters for a geographical team of care workers and ensure they reflect client agreed services.
- Providing leadership and support to a Rostering Support Officer who assists in the provision of excellent customer service through responding to telephone calls and providing a positive experience in all interactions with clients and staff.

You will be responsible for:

- Ensuring care worker rosters meet agreed client services.
- Supporting and coaching a Rostering Support Officer.
- Providing an excellent customer service.
- Inputting accurate information into the client management system.

**Key Selection Criteria**:
To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

- Understanding of the needs of older people, people with disabilities and their carers.
- Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to lead and coach staff to meet performance outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to achieving excellent customer experiences.

**Mandatory pre-employment requirements**:

- Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
- Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.
- Be fully vaccinated with at least two approved COVID-19 vaccines or have proof of medical exemption.

**What we can offer you in return**:

- A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
- Dedicated staff wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
- Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
- A parkland surrounding the office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
- Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
- A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

**How to apply**:

- To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description
- If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager

**Applications close**: Wednesday 22 May, 11:55pm
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